Beyond the Reef
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| "Beyond The Reef" | |
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| Song by Napua Stevens | |
| Composer | Jack Pitman |
"Beyond The Reef" is a song written by Canadian Jack Pitman in Hawaii in 1948. It was first performed by Hawaiian artist Napua Stevens in 1949. Bing Crosby covered the song a year later in 1950 and Elvis Presley recorded his version of the song on May 27, 1966.[1][2] The Elvis recording was only released on a boxset in 1980/1.[3] The Ventures also covered the song[4] on their third album, Another Smash, in September 1961.[5] Although it is heavily influenced by Hawaiian music it does not contain any Hawaiian language words or any mention of Hawaii.[6] It is a slow song in the key of C major with a 2-5-1 progression with D minor, G major and C major. It features the steel guitar, typical of Hawaiian music.
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- ^ Prigozy, Ruth; Raubicheck, Walter (November 2007). Going my way: Bing Crosby and American culture. University Rochester Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781580462617. http://books.google.com/books?id=jDUAhnqZ-UwC&pg=PA70. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ David Neale (15 September 2003). Roots of Elvis. iUniverse. pp. 19–. ISBN 9780595295050. http://books.google.com/books?id=QLNpJrksK2AC&pg=PA19. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Cotten, Lee (1985). All shook up: Elvis day-by-day, 1954-1977. Pierian Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=PVYIAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Halterman, Del (1 July 2009). Walk-Don't Run - The Story of the Ventures. Lulu.com. p. 287. ISBN 9780557040513. http://books.google.com/books?id=8KsyZ0W5hr0C&pg=PA287. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Sandcastle V.I. - The Fabulous Ventures - U.S. Discography". http://www.sandcastlevi.com/ventures/ventusa.htm. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Hopkins, Jerry (February 2007). Aloha Elvis. Bess Press. p. 20. ISBN 9781573062732. http://books.google.com/books?id=nOTxE8YQbWAC&pg=PT20. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
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